Shanna

[gibbo]

11 months ago almost tothe day our son (17) brought his new girlfriend. Shanna, home. Great kid, fitted in with the rest of the family and is a beautiful addition to our family.
Shanna came down with a cold last week so took a couple of days off school ( year 12). On friday morning her mother drove to Sydney to attend her sisters 60th birthday. By friday night we had Shanna at the local hospital emergency room as she was feeling pretty crook, they sent her home with a diagnosis of a viral infection of the trachea, by 12 o'clock saturday Sue took her back to the hospital as she was not getting any better,in fact her condition was worsening.
Shanna is now in her third hospital (Alfred), on life support, kidney dialyses and in an induced coma. We have just learned that she is undergoing surgery to place her on heart lung bypass (or something like that) which they told us on sunday might very well kill her. I don't really know why I'm posting this, I guess maybe because i'm supposed to be the big tough guy for our son, Sue, Shannas school friends and most of all her family ( you lot would love her granfather) and I can let it go here without upsetting anyone. Sorry blokes. Send good karma or prayers.

[Gix11]

I send all the good luck I can muster mate. What has she contracted? That is just evil! Let your son know that us guys here are all with him and hope all of you guys have some good news soon. Sorry to hear though mate. Best wishes from me.

[TurboKat]

I'm not religous Al, but my best wishes & thoughts are with yours & Shanna's families, keep your chin up mate & stay positive.
I hope she comes out of it OK.

[sluglie]

shit man that sucks, hope she makes a full recovery soon, viral infections are teriible in the swiftness and ability to do so much in such a short amount of time, my best wishes to all

[Iceman]

Sounds like your in a tough spot there mate. Stay strong for your family, Shanna and her family. Although there is very little we can do in a situaton like this one, we are here for if you need someone to talk to.

Our thoughts are with you.

Cheers,
Clint.

[Large]

Done and done mate

[BOHEMION]

Yeah mate Same from Me! You are posting it on here cause you care mate, and you obviously care alot. Thoughts are with you and ur son and Shanna! make sure you son see's this too mate, hopefuly will cheer him up. A few Prayers commin your way mate!

[Tone]

Nothing worse than seeing sick kids Gibbo.Chin up big guy,think positive.

[BillyWhizz888]

Stay strong Gibbo, your strength will filter down to everyone else

[hooligan]

dunno if this'll make you smile but...
My mum was on the list for a heart lung a while ago(living in tamworth at the time).She was over weight (size 24ish, but that was the smallest prob), and couldn't walk too far. someone saw, basically, a fat chick use a disabled parking spot, and started abusing her. When my mum answered with "I'm waiting for a bloody heart lung transplant, is that good enough for ya?!"
You've never seen anyone scurry away so fast in your life.
I started laughing, and mum joined in... Stay strong, Gibbo.

[Gsxar]

:(:(Very sad to hear,shocking that it can be so bad so fast :(
Its really hard Gibbo when u need to be strong for everyone, but no 1 expects a man of steel in this situation.
If you need ANYTHING there are plently of people here that care and will be there for you and your family.
Shanna will be in our thoughts and hearts for a speedy turn around and recovery.

[BOHEMION]

quote:Originally posted by hooligan

dunno if this'll make you smile but...
My mum was on the list for a heart lung a while ago(living in tamworth at the time).She was over weight (size 24ish, but that was the smallest prob), and couldn't walk too far. someone saw, basically, a fat chick use a disabled parking spot, and started abusing her. When my mum answered with "I'm waiting for a bloody heart lung transplant, is that good enough for ya?!"
You've never seen anyone scurry away so fast in your life.
I started laughing, and mum joined in... Stay strong, Gibbo.


Thats a top story mate[:p]

[Deano]

not good mate, not good at all. hope things pick up for you all.

[willow]

Sorry to hear it Gibbo. This is a good place to get it off your chest. You clearly got a lot of support here.

[EXBEN]

It's incredible how fast things can change. I hope it all works out for her.

[BOHEMION]

How is she doing Gibbo ?

How are things going Gibbo? Hope Shanna is showing some improvement.
Feel free to call if you want someone to yell at or anything (02 6161 5632, 0408 270 698).
I've had people that I've been caring for in such circuimstances in the past mate, so more than willing to do anything (I know it's limited, but) I can.

[gibbo]

Hey thanks for all the support, Shanna had surgery wenesday night to put her on heart lung bypass, since then we haven't been able to visit her for risk of infection, she is still in an induced coma and will be at least untill she is off this bypass machine, which could be 2-3 weeks. The doctors are saying that she is showing signs of improvement. I gotta say the people at the Alfred are fantastic, working with her 24 hours a day. I will keep you posted.

Thanks again you lot.

If you run into a nurse at the Alfred called Geoff Murphy tell him Mark Chalklen from Syliva Curley House says hello. He's a top bloke, and a good listener too.

[clairebear]

we're all cheerin for you gibbo, and Shanna and your boy.
what a crap week. very bad stuff happened around here too.

[gibbo]

Everything is alright with you I hope Claire?

[veetwo tls]

Sorry to hear the bad news Gibbo.
our thoughts go out to shanna , her family & your family.
speedy recovery shanna.

[clairebear]

yeah, thanks Gibbo, bub is fine, but a workmate hung himself at work. (survived) very messy and not what anyone needs, least of all emotional pregnant person.
how are things going anyway? has any progress been made with Shanna?

[deafwish]

I don't know you Clairbear, but regardless, that is horrible news.
I had a family friend do the same and know what it's like.....
Daz.

[gibbo]

Sorry to hear that Claire, hope things get better soon.
As for Shanna I'm afraid there is not much progress being made at the moment, but she is at least not getting any worse.

[clairebear]

what a bugger for you and your boy. hang in there (pardon the pun).
it will work out for her I hope.
on a cheerier note. is it Mundy's b'day today or on the 24th?
I remember some bits of a party a couple a years ago, and I fort it were late in June...
it were cold anyway!

[gibbo]

A few people have asked for an update, tanks for that. Sorry, gotta hurry as my net keeps dropping out. Shanna has had a few bad days lately but after speaking with her mother tonight it seems the doctors are starting to feel they are making some progress, although still seriously ill it looks like she is starting to make small improvements. Some permanent damage has occured in her lungs, but with luck it will not be too bad. Will keep you posted.
Again, thank you all for your concern.
Gibbo.

[clairebear]

yay for any good progress!

[chong]

life has some funny turns
best wishes

positive thoughts and pray
cheers

[BillyWhizz888]

good on ya gibbo,
lets hope there is lots more improvement to come

[throttlejockey]

crap, crap & crap!

i dont knwo why thngs like this happen or what reason...
dont get me wrong, i may be the most un-religious guy there is, & very anti catholic church. is their a higher good? who knows.

but i do know that the power of prayer can be an almightly powerful thing.

our familys prayers are with you & yours matey.

[devo]

Gibbo I don't know you and you don't know me and I am certainly not a religious man but I lost my Sister in law to a Heart attack 2 weeks ago aged 34.
Cause was a blocked artery. Could have possibly been saved but
the old I will see a Doctor later about the pains in my arm thing
was happening if you know what I mean.
I hope things are fine as I am sure they will be. She sounds like
she is getting the best possible care.
And even tough men show there feelings Mate what you are doin is
tough in my books and you have my full respect Bloke.
So for Shanna her family you and your family my thoughts are with you all.

[Gsxar]

Thats great news :)[:p][:p]
She will be in our thoughts for continued improvment

[gibbo]

GOOD NEWS! Shanna is off the dialysis and the heart lung bypass machine and is now conscious (semi), she still cannot speak because she has a pipe in her trachea but things are looking good. Doctors are still not prepared to say is going to be ok but surely this is a big step. THE WORLD IS A GOOD PLACE!!!!!!!!!

[TurboKat]

Excellent news mate, things are looking up.

[devo]

Good stuff.

[Gix11]

Great news mate.

[Rich]

Sounds like good news to me Gibbo.

Cheers Rich

[BillyWhizz888]

Awesome news

Good to hear Gibbo.

[Large]

Great news Gibbo.

[clairebear]

bummer for you Devo
good for you, your boy & Shanna there Gibbo

[Iceman]

That's good news Gibbo, hope both your and Shanna's family are doing well too.

[ozR1127]

:)That is good news mate , hope it only gets better for her an all family involed, stay strong

[gibbo]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/261135678352803.jpg

Thought you lot might like to put a face to the name. Shanna is still on the mend, long way to go mind, but she is coming along.
Jarred (son) finally got to visit her on the weekend so he is feeling a lot better too.
Thank you all again for your support:)
ASF members are [8D][8D][8D][8D][8D][8D]

[gibbo]

Oops , sorry about the size of that photo

Keep the faith Al, fixing that rendered wall around Jarrad's bedroom window should help keep your mind occupied.

[gibbo]

Yeah, as you can see the bars didn't keep her out, no stopping young love:)

[Tone]

Hopefully she'll get the strength to bend bars again soon eh?
And judging by the state of those bars under her hands you can get her to polish your bike gibbo.Good luck.

[gibbo]

Hey you lot, got a package in the mail today containing an ASF t shirt and a message to Shanna, you fucken rock! All of you!!!!
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Looks like we may be able to visit her tomorrow, first time in over 5 weeks. Will give her your gift then. Thanks.

[Gix11]

No worries Gibbo. Good news mate.

[BillyWhizz888]

I reckon a photo of Shanna in the shirt may well be well recieved

[gibbo]

Yeah Billy, Shanna loved the shirt and the message. I'm sure we'll get a photo up soon but she really isn't up to it yet.

[BOHEMION]

hey Gibbo, Sorry if ive missed a post but what happened to her? what caused it all?

Start at beginning of thread Boh

Poor lass has been hit hard.

[BOHEMION]

Yeah I read it all again, But I was asking what it was exactly that hit her so hard. I dont mean to sound insensitive, I'm really curious to hear what sort of condition it actually was.:) yeah It sounds terrible what she has been though.:(. Hope its all up hill from here:D

[gibbo]

Hey Boh, it all started out as (she thought) a cold, 4 days later she was diagnosed with double pnemonia, this was complicated by a staph infection (staphlococci aurius) which attacked all her vital organs. Things got seriously fucked up from there on.
On a good note Shanna has been moved out of intensive care at last, she still has a long way to go but is making great improvement.

[Iceman]

That's great news Gibbo.

[ZenDes]

...my english is bad...i hope you understand it...

When i read your poste about shanna the first time...
...my heart was setting out...and i became panic...

...in 1988 my first girlfriend died with 17 years on an virus infect...her lungs collaped...and some other organs too...

...this post was like an Deja-Vu for me...

In the last 5-6 weeks, my head and my finger on the mouse said "no way man - don´t open this thread - you can´t stand it"

Tonight i took all my energy...i said to myself..."common...your´re 33 years old...are you a man or a mouse?...read it!...is the story with an happy end...or are these three sites full off condolence wishes to gibbo and the family...and shanna died like my girlfriend years ago..."


But hey!
In this moment it´s a very very nice night!!

Gibbo, tell her the best wishes from me!!

Daniel

[BOHEMION]

quote:Originally posted by gibbo

Hey Boh, it all started out as (she thought) a cold, 4 days later she was diagnosed with double pnemonia, this was complicated by a staph infection (staphlococci aurius) which attacked all her vital organs. Things got seriously fucked up from there on.
On a good note Shanna has been moved out of intensive care at last, she still has a long way to go but is making great improvement.


Hey Gibbo, Cheers for that mate. This sounds totally insane. She is tuff as nails obviously! I am Happy to hear she is doing well!

[Gix11]

Good on ya Zendes! She will be our ASF girl when's she's back on her feet!

[BOHEMION]

Good Idea Gix

ZenDes! good on you mate, thankyou for sharing and I sincerley hope that you feel better that you now have spoken out.

[gibbo]

ZenDes,
mate I feel for you, sorry for bringing back those bad memories, that must have been a bloody tough time for you.
I will give Shanna your best wishes, thank you.:)

[gibbo]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/611447876107972.JPG Hey you lot, this is Shanna with our bloke Jarred.

[gibbo]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/61144787677323.jpg

[gibbo]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/61144787657642.JPG Well she is home now and well on the road to recovery. Thank you nall again for all of your support. And the T shirt;)

good stuff Al,good to see Shanna rides a Suzuki too mate,but that boy of yours has had a mislead upbringing.

[Gsxar]

Excellent news :D:D:D Well done Shanna, great 2 see your feeling heaps better.
Ummm yeah little bit late for Easter ;)

[Tone]

Good news Gibbo...Hurray!

[gibbo]

Yeah, I know what you mean Davo, a rabbit wearing chequered shoes for fucks sake[V]

[Large]

good news ... good stuff ... bad fashion.

Two out of three aint bad

[Iceman]

Top news Gibbo, wish her well, from all of us.

[sluglie]

excellent news man, excellent news

[Gix11]

Good stuff mate. That's what we wanted to see.

[ZenDes]

Gooooooooooood news Gibbo!!!!!!!!!!!!!![8D][8D]



(...ähm...is there a rabbit in that picture?!
...can only i see it?!...or somebody else too?!...
...shit...rubbersmoke and alcohol is bad combination...)
;):D

[BillyWhizz888]

All smiles :)
really happy to see Shanna's on the road to recovery
Not to sure about your young bloke....[:p]

He made need a visit to the docs himself :D

[gibbo]

Yeah you're right about the young bloke:(, he has a few problems but we're in no hurry to sort him out as he is so cheap to feed. Built a hutch out the back so we just move him around the yard;)

[clairebear]

cor, what a saga, i am happy to see the good ending, and a new begining!